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  • 'Start small, Save big': Team Buckley to learn smart savings

    The Buckley Airman and Family Readiness Center encourages people to "Start small, Save big" during Military Saves Week activities beginning Feb. 25.This event is available to all members of Team Buckley including all military members, retirees and civilians, as well as their spouses."Military Saves

  • If sequestration triggers, furloughs begin in late April

    If sequestration is triggered next week, unpaid furloughs for civilian Defense Department employees will start in late April, Pentagon officials said here today.Sequestration is a provision in budget law that will trigger major across-the-board spending cuts March 1 unless Congress agrees on an

  • Panetta notifies Congress DOD preparing for furloughs

    Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta has notified Congress that the Defense Department is prepared to implement furloughs for civilian personnel in response to the threat of sequestration.In a memo to all employees, Panetta vowed to continue working with Congress to avoid sequestration, which would add

  • Save $100 a year; unplug a mini-fridge

    Anyone who has had a leaky roof knows even little drops will eventually fill a bucket and flood house. When spending money on wasted energy, small improvements can add up to big dollars saved.One type of energy often wasted is standby power; this is the power an appliance uses when it is turned off.

  • Get involved: Lady Panther Social coming soon

    A Lady Panther Social is scheduled for 2 p.m. Feb. 27 at the Leadership Development Center. All women with access to the base are encouraged to attend.This social will be part one of two in a self-defense series. Part one will cover self-defense techniques and tools. Part two will take place in

  • AF splits space, missile career field for officers

    The Air Force has split the space and missile career field in an effort to ensure more focused development for officers performing these critical missions in increasingly complex operational environments, Air Force officials announced today.Under the old construct, more than 50 percent of

  • ARPC bowlers win league championship, earn Commander's Cup Trophy points

    Seven Air Force reservists teamed up for the Air Reserve Personnel Center-A Team to win the Buckley base bowling league championship Feb. 12.Team members consisted of Maj. Trent Champion, Senior Master Sgt. Peter Price, Master Sgt. Jon Christensen, Master Sgt. Javier Castro, Tech. Sgt. Alejandro

  • ARPC welcomes new commander

    The Air Reserve Personnel Center welcomed a new commander Jan. 25. Brig. Gen. Jay Flournoy shared what it meant to be selected as ARPC's commander."When I was first notified I was going to become the commander, the first thing I thought of was, 'What a challenge. What an opportunity,'" Flournoy

  • Buckley hosts fight night

    Buckley Air Force Base hosted the first-ever sanctioned mixed martial arts event on a Colorado military base Feb. 9, during which several military members had the opportunity to test their mettle against local MMA fighters.The eight-fight event, which was held in the base fitness center in front of

  • MMA fighters brawl on Buckley

    Editor's Note: This article is part of a series about the Buckley MMA Fight Night. Buckley MMA Fight Night started with bright lights and thumping music, and it ended with bone-crushing punches and a dislocated rib.In the first-ever official mixed martial arts event on a military base in Colorado,

 

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